THE AUDIOVISUAL PART 2

Despite his fear of not being able to participate in his community as the disease
progresses, Morrie's answer here further reinforces just how connected he is to that
community.Bringing in Morrie's mother begins to develop Morrie's character
independent of his relationship or comparisons to Mitch. It also shows how death's other
than his own have affected Morrie—losing his mother was such a profound loss that he
still can cry about it 70 years later. His desire to have been part of a group like the one
led by the teacher in the letter also alludes to the fact that Morrie hasn't always had
such a strong community as he does now.